Baxter County Sheriff's deputies work the scene of a rollover on AR Hwy. 101 near Norfork Lake on Monday morning. Motorists are warned of the icy conditions that exist on all area roads.

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With wind chill values that dipped below freezing, Twin Lakes Area roadways are iced over following the arrival of Winter Storm Ion.

A massive "polar vortex" that has sent sleet, snow and sub-zero temperatures across a large portion of the country, Ion has not been as damaging as Winter Storm Cleon, which hit the region on Dec. 5-6, but hazardous travel and dangerous temperatures are a reason for residents to stay home.

"It's going to be unsettled for the rest of the week," said Tabitha Clarke, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Little Rock. "We're going to be in transition from ...